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UNITED STA S PATENT OFFICE.

ELIAS H. rtoenns, on DURHAmconNEcrIonr.

' I PlPE-STE M-J SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.381,170, dated April 17, 18 8%.

Application filed December 30, 1887. Serial No. 259.427.- (No model.) F

To all whom it may concern: p

' Beit. known that I, ELIAS H. ROGERS, a citizen of the United'States,residing at Durham, in the State of Connecticut, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in PipeStems, of which the following is adescription.

My invention relates to an improvement, in pipe-stems, and has for itsobject to prevent the nicotine and oily matter which collects at thebottom of the bowl. from passing along the stem of the pipe intothemouth of the smoker, and to prevent saliva from flowing from the mouthof the smoker into the bowl of the pipe.

My invention consists in a peculia'rly-constructed receptacle placed inthe stem'of the pipe to receive and retain the fluids and oily matterwhich areproduced by smoking'tobacco.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section, of atobacco-pipe,showing myimproved receptacle in place. Figs. 2, 3, and 4are detailed views'of. the receptacle removed from the pipe; and Fig.his a 'crosssection of the stem of the pipe on the line X X, Fig. 1.

Referring to the bowl of the pipe, which is constructed in the usualmanner.

B represents the stem of the pipe con taining my improved receptacle 0,and D the mouthpiece of thepipe. formed in the shape of asmall tubesemicircular in cross section, with the upper side and the endv nearestto the bowl closed. The receptacle is placed in the stem in such amanner as to allow the smoke to pass above its flat upper side.

I The hole in the stem for the passage of the smoke from thebowl entersthe portion of the stemcontaining the receptacle above its flat upperside. The flat upper side of the receptacle may, as shown in Fig. 5, beslightly wider than the body of the tube to allow the projecting'edgesto enter suitable grooves on the inside of the stem to prevent the tubefrom rotating. This upper side has an orifice, e, at or near each endextending across it.

drawings, A denotes the The'receptacle Ois I p a smoke-passage, thetubular nicotine-receptaother injurious subtances which would col-- lectat the bottom of the bowl passes into the orifice e nearest tothe bowl,and it is thus,

prevented from reaching the mouth of the.

smoker. Anysaliva which maypass from the v55. will flow into the orificenearest to the mouthmouth of the smoker through the mouth-piece piece,andwill thus be prevented fromreaching the bowl of thepipe. 7 It isevident that one orifice may be sufficlient for both purposes, but theuse of two is preferred.

The mouthpiece D is screwcdiontoltheend I of the stem in the usualmanner and closes the 1 open end of the receptacle.

My improved pipe-stem can be manufactured cheaper than other forms ofpipe-stems provided with a nicotine-catcher, and] by re-- moving themouth-piece the receptacle-may be readily withdrawn for cleaning orother purposes. v t I I claim as new and desire tosccure byLettersPatent 1. In combinatlon with 'a pipe-stem having the; smoke-passage,the tubular nicotine-receptacle situated on the lower side of suchpassage, so that the smoke passes'along over its top, and having insuchtop an opening near pose'specified. I

2; In COlDblllzlllOdWllh a pipe-stein having cle situated on the lowerside of such passage, so that the smoke passes along over its top,

and having in such topan'opening nearjeach l t toward the pipe-bowlclosed and its other-endf end'to let the nicotine through, with itsendopen, and a mouthpiece on the stern adapted to close the open end'of thereceptacle, sub

t PHILIP POND,

' J. W. Bisnolaifl each end, substantially as and for the lp'urf

